Nduka Obaigbena and Lil Kim posing for the cameras in NYC last night.
Ola Joshua, Nduka Obaigbena and Janice Combs
Coco, Ice T and Nduka Obaigbena
Quick Facts about Nduka:
He is THISDAY founding Editor-in-Chief and Chairman.
Attended prestigious Edo College, Benin City, Nigeria.
He had a brief stint with Newsweek Magazine in 1984 as a Special Section Representative.
In 1994, he was elected a member of the Constitutional Conference, which drafted the current Nigerian Constitution.
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WHY NDUKA IS FAMOUS....
THISDAY Online is the 'famous' Nigerian publication that printed hateful things about the nation of Islam in regards to the Miss World Pagent. (It's one thing to have an opinion and it's another to use your opinion to say hateful things.)
Mike Chinedu Anekwe of Nigeriaworld described the historical event as follows:
'Again, on Saturday, November 16, 2002, the newspaper published a story on the Miss World Beauty Pageant. It was titled “The World at their Feet”. Some Muslims considered some part of the article “offensive and blasphemous” and denigrating to the Holy Prophet Mohammed (SAW). Miss Isioma Daniel, the article’s author, had written : “The Muslims thought it was immoral to bring ninety-two women to Nigeria and ask them to revel in vanity. What would Muhammad think? In all honesty, he would probably have chosen a wife from among them”.
Hence, on Wednesday, November 20, 2002, riots broke out in Kaduna and the Thisday office in Kaduna was set on fire by some Muslim youths. The day’s paper was also burnt at its Circulation Annex office. The Muslim youths, chanting anti-Miss World slogan went round the city, brandishing dangerous weapons and shouting Allah Akbar (God is Greatest). The protest continued even on Thursday and Friday, even spreading to the Federal Capital Territory. Not only that, a Fatwa (Death Sentence) was said to have been passed on the publisher, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena and Editor, Eniola Bello (Eni-B), courtesy of the protesters. More than a hundred lives is said to have been lost in the incident, with the burning of houses, churches and mosques.
[credit: nigerianworld.com]
Mike Chinedu Anekwe of Nigeriaworld described the historical event as follows:
'Again, on Saturday, November 16, 2002, the newspaper published a story on the Miss World Beauty Pageant. It was titled “The World at their Feet”. Some Muslims considered some part of the article “offensive and blasphemous” and denigrating to the Holy Prophet Mohammed (SAW). Miss Isioma Daniel, the article’s author, had written : “The Muslims thought it was immoral to bring ninety-two women to Nigeria and ask them to revel in vanity. What would Muhammad think? In all honesty, he would probably have chosen a wife from among them”.
Hence, on Wednesday, November 20, 2002, riots broke out in Kaduna and the Thisday office in Kaduna was set on fire by some Muslim youths. The day’s paper was also burnt at its Circulation Annex office. The Muslim youths, chanting anti-Miss World slogan went round the city, brandishing dangerous weapons and shouting Allah Akbar (God is Greatest). The protest continued even on Thursday and Friday, even spreading to the Federal Capital Territory. Not only that, a Fatwa (Death Sentence) was said to have been passed on the publisher, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena and Editor, Eniola Bello (Eni-B), courtesy of the protesters. More than a hundred lives is said to have been lost in the incident, with the burning of houses, churches and mosques.
[credit: nigerianworld.com]
